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BIOGRAPHy

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This Brooklyn-bred comic with the oversize smile was just a teen when he started doing stand-up. Stints on Saturday Night Live and (briefly) In Living Color raised his profile, but it was his HBO specials, eponymous talk show and frequent hosting gigs that turned him into a star. Rock frequently appears on the big screen, and in 2003, he branched out to write, direct and star in Head of State. By 2005, the edgy comedian was so popular that he was invited to host the Oscars. That same year, he debuted Everybody Hates Chris, a family-friendly sitcom loosely based on his upbringing. The show aired for four seasons, and though Rock didn’t star on the show, he took on the roles of co-creator, executive producer and narrator. Rock took on a supporting role in 2012’s What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and voiced the character of Marty the Zebra in the Madagascar movies. Rock wrote, directed and co-starred in 2014’s Top Five. In 2016, Rock rocked the Oscars once again with his awesome opening monologue. The world has reached a verdict: Chris Rock is one of the greatest stand-ups to ever take the stage.

Career Path

1991Released his debut comedy album "Born Suspect" and earned early film notice for his role as a crack addict in "New Jack City", announcing himself as a performer comfortable in both mediums.
1993Departed Saturday Night Live after three seasons as a featured player, the same stage where he had joined the "Bad Boys of SNL" lineup alongside Chris Farley and Adam Sandler, and briefly appeared as a special guest on Fox's "In Living Color".
1996"Bring the Pain" aired on HBO and won two Emmy Awards, transforming Rock from a recognizable face into the most talked-about stand-up of his generation.
2003Wrote, directed, and starred in "Head of State", his first feature film in the director's chair.
2005Hosted the Academy Awards and co-created "Everybody Hates Chris" for UPN, a semi-autobiographical family sitcom he narrated and executive-produced through four seasons, both in the same year.
2014"Top Five", which Rock wrote, directed, and co-starred in, opened to career-best reviews, with critics calling it his sharpest piece of filmmaking.
2022The Ego Death World Tour, launched weeks after the Oscars onstage incident, sold out arenas worldwide and became one of the year's most-attended stand-up runs, with guest appearances from Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart.
2023"Selective Outrage" streamed live on Netflix from Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre to 190 countries simultaneously, the first global live stand-up event in Netflix history, closing out the Ego Death tour and earning Emmy and Grammy nominations.
2025Attached to direct the A24 English-language remake of Oscar-winning Danish film "Another Round", with Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Rosalind Eleazar, and Anna Kendrick cast; the project marks his return to directing a decade after "Top Five".
2026Continued a live comedy touring schedule across U.S. venues while the "Another Round" remake moved toward production.

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